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Could ‘Alita’ be Hollywood’s breakthrough manga movie?

The movie “Alita: Battle Angel” has been 20 years in the making, and producer Jon Landau thinks it will finally signal a success for Hollywood in a genre which has proved problematic. The film tells the story of a cyborg Alita who awakens without memory in a dystopic world where she’s taken in by a compassionate father figure. (Jan. 28)